What is the safest way to buy something on this site

Not everyone lives in SoCal!

I think TCBob has a good idea with the itrader. I have done about 4 or 5 buy and sells, and knock on wood they have all went very smooth. Great people I have dealt with so far, so I would say make sure in your PM's and all that everything looks legit. If it is too good to be true, it probably is. Definitely use paypal though, I know it is not a 100% fail safe but it is better than anything out there for protection.

 

If uou decide to do a deal with someone you do not know another option is a USPS money order.
If the person you send it to flakes on the sale you can report it to the USPS. It is a BIG deal interstate mail fraud.
The Mail cops take it real serious and will follow up.